I seriously cannot believe this. Symbian, at one point the synonym of innovation, has reached the end. If Stephen Elop was in front of me I think the term "turn him to a pulp" would be an understatement, for I once loved Nokia based on symbian and MeeGo, hopefully they will just simply be acquired by jolla and the old Nokia would be back in business with a much, much better team,I know my ideas are quite hypothetical but it would be nice to see symbian and MeeGo devices on the market

Wherever I ask, they say they've stopped production. I'm hesitant to buy 701 because of this fact.

Oh and I've had the opportunity to own all the three major OSes, but I've found something lacking in them, be it either software or hardware. Nokia 701 seemed like an amazing phone, both in terms of hardware and software. I know it lacks a lot of apps compared to others but It has all the essential apps I need. Too bad about its questionable future.

im really crying right now because of sadness... i love symbian even though people keep on saying that its is outdated! but have they forgotten that symbian is still one of the world's most capable OS?!

can do multitasking! better than iPhone's... and the battery life is better than android!

and symbian dont need the latest of the latest specs and hardware to do all this stuff... 808 pureview is a legacy!! owning one is an honor! it only runs at 1.3 GHz that is basde at ARMv11 very outdated but still it matches iPhone 5 in terms of browsing speed!!! saw this on youtube..just type "808 pureview vs iPhone 5" then you'll see a fight with browser speed!

and symbian dont need lots of RAM too!!! but on todays standard they call symbian outdated because of its lack of apps and support from nokia even though it can still match the latest of the latest software of android and iOS...

i hope nokia will release a last symbian...even though 808 is a great device but atleast release a symbian phone with LTE if its ok.. and with pureview also!!

symbian is called outdated coz it dont have all the apps... screw that!! yes it dont have extreme 3D games but still my love for symbian will be there forever!!!

it match iPhone 5 which is a dual core in browser test! and battery life of symbian is superb even running a lot of application..i also saw a n8 running almost 20 apps but still it didnt die!

yes... they should really put symbian on low end market instead of these s40!!! i mean what's the point of s40 having 1GHz processor if it dont even do multitasking? games are hilarious....

while symbian, you can run games like asphalt 6, an extreme 3D game!!!

i mean symbian/nokia belle just have 1ghz processor like these new asha.... and most of the symbian phone only has 256RAM but still can play extreme games! so why not put it on low end!!!

i really hate elop for not supporting symbian! i mean even though nokia dont promote 808 pureview and other symbian phone now and they heavily promoted lumia line, symbian still outsold them q2 2012! this just show that symbian has a lot of loyal fans than WP that want to attract fans...

All good things have to end one day or another, but Symbian in my opinion was/is a perfect OS for Mobile phones. I wish Nokia had realized that future rests on Flashy UI and made changes to S60. Anyways my love with symbian still continues, thats why I am not giving up on my Nokia E63 :) #RIP Symbian

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I don't understand why Symbian did not get the same success as Android.Basically they are the same thing.Maybe the screen resolution cannot go beyond 640 X 360.Hence,Android is the best version of what a modern Symbian should have looked like.My 701 still satisfies me however.Glad my s2 feeds my geek appetite.Nokia is the best when it comes to network signal.My 701 receives signal in places where my s2 doesn't receive anything.
All swearings in the world go to you Elop,BS motherf***er.

Symbian started in 1999 as a non-touchscreen platform. Since then *a lot* of additions have been made to the essentially 13 year old code base. Over time things get messy, new features become more difficult and slower to implement than competitors newly designed OSes. This is why Symbian was put on the back-burner: Not because it was incapable but because implementing new functionality took a huge amount of time, allowing the gap between Symbian and Android (for example) to grow. That being said, long live Symbian.

Just hope the Old Nokia Employees can step in an Save Symbian like they have with Meego,Mr Elop needs to shown that All the Decisions he made since he stepped in at Nokia are Totally wrong,as Windows as made me an loads of others Switch to Android as its like using Symbian

Damn my beloved Symbian, still one of the best mobile os's out there.
I still use my N8 beside my N9. Symbian and Meego why they have to kill these mighty os's.....i feel sad! Meego will rise agian with Jolla, i hope Symbian someday to.
What people might say but Symbian and Meego are kings in multitasking and i mean true multitasking. They also did not need the best hardware to run, Symbian is so finetuned that it can run just fine on older hardware......i will never forget the Symbian legends. My N8 will have a nice spot in a while, i am also looking for a 808.

Don't worry guys. Nothing is final just as goodbyes are not forever. Symbian may be discontinued but I know there are people in Nokia who are loyal to Symbian. One way or another, they will come up with something to bring it back to life.

Why?did Nokia believe in Mr Elop an is Plan just to help is Old Employees Microsoft out,o.k Nokia gained investment from Microsoft but Windows was to Restricted an not Open like Symbian,Ever since we have seen a Decline at Nokia an no Outstanding Windows phones,Hope the Old Employees at Nokia can do what they have done with Meego step in an take Symbian over an show to Mr Elop that people still prefer Symbian more than Windows

increased piracy of premium apps and games by ..fanclub is big factor of symbian end so loyal customers stop piracy buy licensed apps and games this might encourage nokia to furthermore develop platform and give us more quality updates..

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